Actor Kim Yun-seok candidly shared his thoughts after encountering various new forms of content recently.
Attending the press screening and press conference for the film "White Blast" held on the afternoon of November 12 at CGV Yongsan in Seoul, Kim Yun-seok answered a question about what he felt while coming across content in new media and formats. "I don't know the exact definition and scope of content, but recently I've been coming across YouTube and Shorts a lot. Especially while promoting this project, I filmed many Shorts, and I realized, 'People nowadays like this kind of thing,' and 'We are truly living in a fast-paced era,'" he said.
He continued, "Usually, content has a dramatic structure consisting of an introduction, development, turn, and conclusion, but nowadays it goes from development to development to development and then ends. Even without a definitive conclusion, people just enjoy it if the development is entertaining. It seems people consume such formats naturally and move on to the next development," sharing his perspective on the trends of YouTube and Shorts.
Kim Yun-seok said, "Rather than watching them with a mindset of learning, it made me realize, 'These are the things people like these days.' In the past, popular songs used to be at least four minutes, usually five minutes, but nowadays more songs wrap up in two and a half minutes. I view this kind of short pacing and energy from the perspective of diversity. In that sense, I wonder if our film's short running time could also be a great advantage."
The running time of the new film "White Blast" is 89 minutes. Considering that typical commercial films run for about two hours, this is very short. As a psychological drama depicting events unfolding in a confined space, the movie is characterized by maintaining tight mystery and suspense from beginning to end.
"White Blast" is a mystery drama that unfolds when a mysterious body is discovered at a rural train station isolated by heavy snow, in front of Gap-soo (Kim Yun-seok), a stationmaster nearing retirement, and his newly arrived successor Hyun-taek (Koo Kyo-hwan). Kim Yun-seok transforms into the stationmaster of Seol-o Station nearing retirement, delicately portraying the complex psychology of the human interior through his performance.
The film will be released on November 18.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kim Ji-hye)
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